Hardware Engineering Manager
Danaher · Loveland, CO
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $125k–$150k
- Travel
- 15%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Pharma & life sciences
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at Danaher (pharma & life sciences) in Loveland, CO. In this role, you will have the opportunity to.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- FMEA, FDA / GMP, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Automation, SolidWorks
- Base pay
- $125k–$150k
- Day to day
- about 15% travel
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Colorado: typical posted base $95k–$133k. This one lists $125k–$150k.
Median of the low and high ends of 19 live postings that list pay, out of 30 manufacturing engineer openings in Colorado, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 29 other live manufacturing postings in Colorado.
- Base pay
- About 21% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 5+)
Typical $95k–$133k, from 18 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 63%
- Tooling 53%
- Six Sigma 50%
- New product launch 40%
- Root cause 37%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 37%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for FDA / GMP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
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This plant: Danaher in Loveland
1 other open role at this site.
- Senior Plant Manager · Production · Manager
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In this role, you will have the opportunity to
- ◆Team Leadership & Development – Manage Biopharma Solutions hardware engineering team through:
- ◆Lead, mentor, and develop a team of hardware engineers (electrical and mechanical).
- ◆Drive a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- ◆Conduct performance reviews, set goals, and provide coaching to support professional development growth.
- ◆Product development and design oversight – Drive technical excellence and ensure compliance with industry standards that meet customer needs.
- ◆Cross-Functional Collaboration – Coordinate efforts across R&D, manufacturing, service, product management, and quality teams to ensure seamless integration into the overall product ecosystem.
- ◆Customer Centric - Gather insights from customers, alongside product management and align to hardware architecture framework for projects in new product development
The essential
Requirements
- ✓Ability to travel up to 15%
- ✓Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
- ✓Ability to lift, move or carry equipment up to 20lb
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in
- ✓Customer insight gathering and have a strong desire to interact with customers
- ✓Knowledge of systems engineering practices, DFMEA/PFMEA, and reliability engineering.
- ✓Familiarity with agile development methodologies.
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info .
This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
For more information, visit www.danaher.com .
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Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.
At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, we know time is the most critical facet in the laboratory today: time to get life-saving therapies to patients faster; reclaiming time by automating tedious manual workflows; and saving time spent addressing erroneous or complex results.
We are partners in time and accelerate answers to critical questions through the power of automation. We develop innovations for scientists by scientists, with many of our 3,300+ global colleagues coming from the laboratory.
It’s all part of our time-tested approach to bringing meaningful innovations at the speed of life since 1935. And we’re just beginning. Working together, let’s put our time and talents together to advance human health for tomorrow.
Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.
The Hardware Engineering Manager leads a multidisciplinary hardware team responsible for the design, development, validation, and lifecycle management of products. This role oversees technical execution, fosters innovation, ensures engineering excellence, and collaborates closely with cross‑functional partners—including Systems, Software, Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain—to deliver high‑performance, reliable hardware solutions.
This position reports to the Head of Hardware and is part of Biopharma Solutions located in Loveland, CO and will be an on-site role.
of the job include
- •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an engineering discipline (Electrical, Mechanical, or related field)
- •7+ years of industry experience, with 3+ years in a leadership position, leading engineering teams and managing complex technical programs of electro-mechanical equipment.
- •Strong understanding of hardware product development cycles, including feasibility, prototyping, validation, and manufacturing.
- •Proficiency with engineering tools (e.g., SolidWorks/CAD platforms, simulation tools, test measurement systems).
- •Excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills.
- •Familiarity with regulatory compliance (ISO, FDA, etc.).
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